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#BFA76B

#bfa76b ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfa76b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 65.49% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.57% magenta, 43.98% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 42.86°, with 39.62% saturation and 58.43% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.26.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3978

Complementary

  1. #bfa76b
  2. #6b83bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfa76b
  2. #6badbf
  3. #7d6bbf

Analogous

  1. #bf7d6b
  2. #bfa76b
  3. #adbf6b

Triadic

  1. #bfa76b
  2. #6bbfa7
  3. #a76bbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfa76b
  2. #83bf6b
  3. #6b83bf
  4. #a76bbf

Square

  1. #bfa76b
  2. #6bbf7d
  3. #6b83bf
  4. #bf6bad

Monochromatic

  1. #65552c
  2. #9b8243
  3. #bfa76b
  4. #d6c7a0
  5. #ede7d6

Shades

#bfa76b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfa76b
  2. #ac9660
  3. #998656
  4. #86754b
  5. #736440
  6. #605436
  7. #4c432b
  8. #393220
  9. #262115
  10. #13110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfa76b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfa76b
  2. #c5b07a
  3. #ccb989
  4. #d2c197
  5. #d9caa6
  6. #dfd3b5
  7. #e5dcc4
  8. #ece5d3
  9. #f2ede1
  10. #f9f6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfa76b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfa76b
  2. #b9a36d
  3. #b29f6f
  4. #ac9b71
  5. #a69773
  6. #a09476
  7. #999078
  8. #938c7a
  9. #8d887c
  10. #86847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2a894 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a566 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baac6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb9e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8a668 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcaa6c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6a288 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfa76b {
  color: #bfa76b;
}
Background
.bg-bfa76b {
  background-color: #bfa76b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfa76b {
  border: 2px solid #bfa76b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfa76b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 167 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 40% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfa76b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfa76b, #adbf6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfa76b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 167 107 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.26 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.65 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.26 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.43 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.47 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.68 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.16 #405894 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bfa76b  rgb(191, 167, 107)  hsl(43, 40%, 58%)  Ecru
#6b83bf  rgb(107, 131, 191)  hsl(223, 40%, 58%)  Glaucous
#6bbfa7  rgb(107, 191, 167)  hsl(163, 40%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a76bbf  rgb(167, 107, 191)  hsl(283, 40%, 58%)  Amethyst